Dawn was at the top of my list of doulas to meet. Her bio had everything I was looking for. I…read morereally enjoyed her energy and personality upon meeting her. For me, that's a deal breaker. I enjoyed being near her. My husband and I just knew she was the one! Take the time to meet her and if she is the one, you may just know it! She spoke very openly to us; very tell-it-how-it-is. She is exactly the strong woman energy I felt I needed near me during birth. I was new to the area and had little resources. She was able to point me in directions I never knew to ask. This is invaluable. She knows the area very well and has the experience as a doula that made me feel comfortable. We were planning a HBAC (home birth after cesarean). My 2 1/2 year old daughter would be there also. It was very important that we found the right person to be support for my husband and daughter also. She was the one. My daughter grew very fond of her leading up to birth. She looked forward to our visits. I could be at ease with my daughter's position during birth with her support. Dawna helped us make our plan possible. Leading up to birth, Dawna was a constant resource. I looked forward to our visits and felt like she was my personal cheerleader. I really needed that! She knew I could do it all along. This was my second birth, and unlike my first one, I felt like everything flowed with all my plans and wishes respected. Everyone there was valuable. Dawna just did exactly what needed to be done while I was in "labor land". She gave me the encouragement I needed and took a load off my husbands shoulders. She brought me drinks with a straw without being asked. She was like an amazing birth angel. Her energy is very calm, strong/confident, go with the flow, and on point! I'm obviously very happy and would hire her again. Right after birth, she made sure I was comfortable and fed. My 2 year old couldn't wait to see her again. We all looked forward to her postpartum visit. There's a reason why she is so experienced and adored by her clients.

I met Dawna back in 2016 for the birth of our first child. With that pregnancy, we ended up having…read morea C-section and Dawna was a phenomenal support at the hospital and postpartum. Specially as we navigated first time parenthood. We just had our second baby (natural delivery) and we're lucky to have Dawna again as part of our birth team, including her doula services. I can only describe her as the whole package: unique, invaluable, knowledgeable, dedicated, intuitive, resourceful, multifaceted, gifted, flexible, encouraging, fun and all around indispensable. My husband describes her as "heavy artillery" as in "call in the very best!" Though I have the greatest husband and my phenomenal sister was supporting us, all of us agree the experience would have been significantly different without Dawna. She truly has a calling which we were lucky to experience in both types of birth settings.

On March 15th, my little one was born with the help of Gelena and Sandy. I did research to find a…read moregood midwife and I'm so glad I finally chose Gelena. I highly recommend her! She has been great throughout my entire pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. She has always been available to answer questions, no matter what day of the week or what time. I can't say enough good things. She loves what she does and that's so important. It comes through in her work and care. I sought the care of a midwife for various reasons. And I'm SO glad I did. I had the beautiful home- water birth that I wanted. It was an amazing experience. One that I would do all over again.

Seen this lady once and fired her on the next appointment failed to let me know she was at a birth…read moreand seeing the bad reviews was it for me. She kept partial of my flat rate fee she calls non refundable which by definition does not mean that. First appointment I was uninformed about not able to prescribe medication and that her office is closed on Thursday and that she has a 24 hr midwife on call that's cost $250. She was on the phone most of the time I was there she had to walk out the room she forgot to do my bloodwork that day texted me once I got home about how she forgot we had to reschedule which she saw me between clients which was worse. Sunbiz.org FTC BBB

Oh Anasuya , she is more than a doula , she basically changed our perspective about birth and…read more pregnancy, and motherhood in general! I am extremely grateful to meet her and work with her ! Anasuya made our homebirth easy and pleasant ! Yes pleasant ! It's possible! If you love and trust yourself , your body , your family , your doula !! What a life changing experience! Thank you Blessed to meet you !

The nest offers the cutest mommy and me (infants) yoga class. If you are super into yoga, just be…read moreaware this class is not super zen but it is a great yoga class to start moving after labor and socialize with your baby. The class is located inside a dance studio with a different name. Only down fall is the instructor didn't start till everyone arrived (which was about 20/25 mins after), very nice for people running late but not so nice for early birds who tried hard to make it on time.

Love love love all the classes offered here! I took…read moreprenatal yoga and learned so much. Gained so much awareness I actually used what Ifat taught to utilize the positions to make my labor successful. Now that I'm a mom I do mommy & me yoga with Ifat and Zumbini with Laura. It's the perfect combo schedule for me. Baby girl gets to dance and play... then mommy gets to unwind and stretch while gently helping my body heal from pregnancy/birth. I'm so elated I found this place. It's brought me so much peace and acceptance. Even when I was sick and could only sit on the floor during the class The teachers are so perceptive and supportive. They really cater to you physically and emotionally.

For everyone who doesn't have any health concerns this is only place I can highly recommend to give…read morebirth of your baby! It was my dream of beautiful natural birth that comes true I'm Russian and I have two babies now. My son was born in Russia. There isn't birthing centers in Russia, but I tried done everything to birth naturally in hospital. It was nice, vaginal birth with my husband. But not so natural as I had here, in HBC. Now, I see a big gap btw these two births. First time, in Russia, my Midwife was saying where I need push and where l need't. I had to be checked during labor by doctor (is my cervical ready for birth or not) climbing that high chair, when I was feeling contractions Here, I have Dabbie, my Midwife and owner of the center. When I just came to the center and met her, I fell in love. She is so wise and experienced. After hard long flight from Far East of Russia to Florida I catch the flu. Doctor prescribed me antibiotics which I didn't want to take. Debbie gave me instructions how I can treat myself naturally. I followed it and was recovered from disease very soon. Besides Debbie, I had appointments with Jamarah and Mi Mi. They were caring and professional too. Saying a lot about healthy food I need to eat. Mi mi helped me to choose the pediatrics. It was my 41 st week, midnight. My waters were broken down and very strong constructions were starting. I called to the center and go to HBC. It was Debbie who came in one time with me. I was so happy that she came. I delivered my baby at 2:03. Debbie was doing everything for me by herself. I had my sister in law with me, but she couldn't help me more than Debbie. When my daughter was born she had cord entanglement, Debbie quickly removed the cord and baby was fine. I was weak after birth because lost a lot of blood. I was in the center until was filling well. Midwife was treating me like her own daughter. My baby didn't get stress like my son in hospital. She didn't cry so much, everything was in a calm peaceful way. Thank you God for such good right start of new life of my daughter! I can't imagine another place for birthing. It's so pity, that a lot of women think about birthing like something that need to participate doctors. Birth isn't medical event women have perfect body for natural birth. Thank you for this great chance to be here! Thank you for this beautiful birth! P.S. what is important, in HBC woman and her baby in the first place, not money.

I chose Hollywood Birth Center based on glowing recommendations from friends and my doctor's wife…read more I'd had a terrible hospital birth with my first daughter and wanted a calm, supportive environment this time. Unfortunately, since the new owner, Gelena, took over, my experience was extremely disappointing. First, I was told they accepted my insurance (Ambetter), only to find out later they didn't. After weeks of fighting with the Marketplace to switch plans, I was told the new one wasn't accepted either. I ended up paying $5,000 out-of-pocket. Communication was another nightmare. The MobileMidwife app constantly malfunctioned, and emails were frequently missed or lost. I had to make a new email address just to keep up, and once I did, the app stopped working altogether. When labor started, I followed their "5-1-1" rule (contractions five minutes apart, lasting one minute) before heading to the center--but my labor moved too quickly. By the time my water broke, I couldn't leave the house. I ended up giving birth at home. Thankfully, the midwife made it just in time to deliver my baby--but I have a friend who also used them, and her neighbor had to deliver her baby because the midwife didn't arrive in time. To make matters worse, my baby's birth certificate listed the wrong address, and I spent weeks emailing back and forth to fix their mistake. This entire experience was stressful, disorganized, and far from the safe, empowering birth I was promised. Avoid this place at all costs.

Dr. Talavera is an awesome doctor. She is very knowledgable, compassion, humorous, listens with and…read morepersonable. She is straight forward and helps you through all of your issues. I have PCOS she was thorough and did all the necessary test so we can be sure. She even delivered my beautiful baby girl. She is the best OB/GYN I've ever had. I've been going to her office since 07 & I don't see myself leaving her. They have an amazing staff. Everyone there is very kind and professional. I recommend this office.

Dr. Talavera is the very best and a perfect 10!. She is a wonderful person who is extremely…read moreknowledgeable and truly cares for the well being of her patients. You will not find a better OB/GYN in the tri county area. She is worth the trip from any of the 3 counties. I highly recommend Dr Talavera. I personally would never go anywhere else.

Friendly office located in Plantation, FL, very knowledgeable and helpful group! Dr. Colas-Lacombe…read moreis awesome!

By far the best DR I've seen. She took her time with me. Went over and beyond to refer me to other…read moreDr for the issues I was concerned about and most importantly she listened. definitely feel safe with Dr. Colas- Lacombe.

I was only there a few times and his lab he uses for urine analysis said I had hydromorphone in my…read moreurine which was false, so he kicked me out of the practice, and after he asked about a personal matter, he also mentioned that when he kicked me out of practice and threw something in my face, I found it very unprofessional, very cruel and not a nice place I would ever want to encounter ever again thank God I found a new doctor! I do not suggest going here and I would not send my dog here!!!!

My husband and I chose to see Dr. Malik for my first pregnancy and we are so happy that we did…read more From the very first visit, he made us feel very comfortable and took the time to answer all our questions (as first time parents, we had a lot!)... he always made sure that everything was clear before we left the office after every visit. As this was my first pregnancy, I was very nervous about labor and delivery and he made me feel much calmer and was very reassuring. My husband and I couldn't be happier with his service and we highly recommend him!